JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) Inaugural Symposium
The JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) successfully held its inaugural symposium in Tokyo on Monday, November 17, 2025. The event brought together policymakers, intellectual leaders, and experts from around the world to discuss pressing global issues. You may view the full proceedings of the symposium through the link below.
JIIA CGO Inaugural Symposium / Japan’s Global Voice — A New Platform Begins.
For other videos, please visit the JIIA CGO Channel.
Event Overview
| Date & Time | Monday, November 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
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| Venue | The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (in-person attendance by invitation only) |
| Format | Hybrid (In-person / Online) |
| Registration | This event will be held as a Zoom webinar. Please register using the “Register Here” button. A viewing URL for the day of the event will be sent to the email address you provide via the Zoom system. |
| Language | Japanese-English Simultaneous Interpretation |
| Fee | free |
| Contact | CGO@jiia.or.jp |
Program
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Opening
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Opening Remarks – The Imperial Hotel
SASAE Kenichiro
JIIA President
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Keynote Speech
ITO Ren
The Co-Founder & COO, Sakana AI
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Panel 1: Politics and Security
Moderator
YAMADA Takio
CGO Executive Director
Panelist
ETO Naoko
Senior Fellow, The Institute of Geoeconomics
Happymon Jacob
Director, Council on Strategic and Defense Studies, India
KOTANI Tetsuo
Chief Research Fellow & JIIA CGO Fellow / Professor, Meikai University
Nguyen Hung Son
President of the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Former President / Japan Chair, Hudson Institute （USA）
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Intermission
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Panel 2: Economy and Trade
Moderator
SASAE Kenichiro
JIIA President
Panelist
Tim Groser
Former Minister of Trade, New Zealand
MUNAKATA Naoko
Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy
Jean-Eric PAQUET
The EU Ambassador to Japan
Jusuf Wanandi
Co-Founder, CSIS Indonesia
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Intermission
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Panel 3: Regional Cooperation and Global Issues
Moderator
AKIYAMA Nobumasa
Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology
Panelist
FUSA Koji
President, GVE (Japan's first decacorn)
Bilahari Kausikan
Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
KITAOKA Shinichi
Former President / Special Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Oba Mie
Professor, Kanagawa University
TAKEUCHI Sumiko
Director & Chief Research Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
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Closing Remarks
YAMADA Takio
CGO Executive Director